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Lambeth 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]

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B. Infectious Diseases Notification.
Notices served (1922 infected houses) 2140
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY THE SANITARY
INSPECTORS DURING 1907.
Inspections 9359
Re-inspections 61494
Infectious Houses visited 1922
Complaints attended to 6545
Cases of Infectious Disease notified 2140
(a) Cases under treatment at Home 394
(b) Cases removed to Hospital 1746
Cases of Non-Notifiable Diseases dealt with 4047
Houses disinfected 1956
Rooms disinfected 4881
Bedding, etc., disinfected 24891
Bedding, etc., destroyed 200
Dust Yards, Manure Depots and Brickfields, inspections
of 312
Drains tested (with chemical, water, or both) 10565
Sanitary Works completed 6352
Plans of drainage reconstructions received and approved 514
Premises the Drains of which have been totally or
partly reconstructed 707
Articles procured for the Analyst—
(a) Food and Drugs 1800
(b) Water 3
Special Smoke observations and enquiries 580
New Workshops inspected and registered 100
Bakehouses inspected (including 79 underground) 214
Cowhouses inspected 15
Slaughter-houses inspected 27
Restaurants (new) inspected and registered
Outworkers' Rooms visited 178
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